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US-6859280

Imaging apparatus and method

PublishedFebruary 22, 2005
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Technical Abstract

Imaging apparatus and method which uses change of polarization state of a light beam passed through a total internal reflection structure by a single reflection at a TIR surface in which a specimen is placed in the evanescent field associated with the total internal reflection of the light beam, the specimen being the subject of biological, chemical or genetic investigation.

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June 23, 2003

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February 22, 2005

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